Electronic properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 heterojunction solar cells-recent achievements, current understanding, and future challenges

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 131-147

  Rau, U ^a   Schock, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PERFORMANCE; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRONIC DEVICE ANALYSIS; INTRINSIC DEFECTS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0032593271     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003390050984     Document Type: Article

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